Question 1

The right side of the brain is specialized for identifying visual patterns and three-dimensional objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the descriptions is not descriptive of REM (Rapid Eye Movement)sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Visible movements of the eyes resembling those of one tracking the movements of objects in space, watching TV, etc 
B) Difficulty arousing the sleeper 
C) Oxygen consumption decreases by comparison to NREM sleep and in an alert wakeful state 
D) It represents 20-25% of a person's "sleep time" 
E) Skeletal muscle activity is markedly reduced, except for the extraocular and respiratory muscles 
A) Visible movements of the eyes resembling those of one tracking the movements of objects in space, watching TV, etc 
B) Difficulty arousing the sleeper 
C) Oxygen consumption decreases by comparison to NREM sleep and in an alert wakeful state 
D) It represents 20-25% of a person's "sleep time" 
E) Skeletal muscle activity is markedly reduced, except for the extraocular and respiratory muscles

Question 3

EEG with waves of high-amplitude and low frequency is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A) Slow-wave sleep 
B) Paradoxical sleep 
C) Both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep 
D) Neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep 
A) Slow-wave sleep 
B) Paradoxical sleep 
C) Both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep 
D) Neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep

Question 4

Alcohol is a stimulant and antidepressant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Damage to the septum of the limbic system causes a tame animal to become vicious,whereas destruction of the amygdala will make the same animal docile again.Which of the following statements may explain this result or correctly follow from it?

Accepted Answer

A) The septum is required for the expression of rage 
B) In a normal animal, the septum may inhibit the amygdala 
C) Stimulation of the septum in a normal animal would be likely to provoke rage 
D) Both the septum is required for the expression of rage and in a normal animal, the septum may inhibit the amygdala are correct 
E) All of the choices are correct 
A) The septum is required for the expression of rage 
B) In a normal animal, the septum may inhibit the amygdala 
C) Stimulation of the septum in a normal animal would be likely to provoke rage 
D) Both the septum is required for the expression of rage and in a normal animal, the septum may inhibit the amygdala are correct 
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 6

Damage to that part of the brain known as Wernicke's area is likely to

Accepted Answer

A) Cause difficulty in recognizing faces 
B) Be associated with impairment of procedural memory 
C) Impair comprehension of language 
D) Impair one's ability to speak 
E) Cause blindness 
A) Cause difficulty in recognizing faces 
B) Be associated with impairment of procedural memory 
C) Impair comprehension of language 
D) Impair one's ability to speak 
E) Cause blindness

Question 7

Both short- and long-term memory are seated in and associated with the same specific functional regions of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Absence of postural muscle tone is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A) Slow-wave sleep 
B) Paradoxical sleep 
C) Both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep 
D) Neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep 
A) Slow-wave sleep 
B) Paradoxical sleep 
C) Both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep 
D) Neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep

Question 9

Bipolar disorders

Accepted Answer

A) Involve both mania and depression 
B) Are most effectively treated with drugs that increase availability of dopamine 
C) Are an exaggeration of normal changes in mood 
D) Both involve both mania and depression and are most effectively treated with drugs that increase availability of dopamine are correct 
E) Both involve both mania and depression and are an exaggeration of normal changes in mood are correct 
A) Involve both mania and depression 
B) Are most effectively treated with drugs that increase availability of dopamine 
C) Are an exaggeration of normal changes in mood 
D) Both involve both mania and depression and are most effectively treated with drugs that increase availability of dopamine are correct 
E) Both involve both mania and depression and are an exaggeration of normal changes in mood are correct

Question 10

A brain structure thought to be involved in dependence upon certain euphorigenic drugs is the nucleus accumbens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of declarative memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Recognition of a person's face and matching a name to it 
B) Remembering how to ride a bicycle 
C) Being able to recall a phone number for only a short period of time 
D) Being given a specific address and being able to recall it several days or weeks later 
E) Responding to the sight, smell, taste or thought of one's favorite food with salivation and hunger pangs 
A) Recognition of a person's face and matching a name to it 
B) Remembering how to ride a bicycle 
C) Being able to recall a phone number for only a short period of time 
D) Being given a specific address and being able to recall it several days or weeks later 
E) Responding to the sight, smell, taste or thought of one's favorite food with salivation and hunger pangs

Question 12

Which of the following is not descriptive of REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the period when dreaming occurs 
B) It normally occurs only once per night, usually just before waking up 
C) Postural muscles are virtually paralyzed during REM sleep 
D) EEG waves that resemble the awake state can be recorded during REM sleep 
E) Eyes move rapidly back and forth beneath closed lids 
A) It is the period when dreaming occurs 
B) It normally occurs only once per night, usually just before waking up 
C) Postural muscles are virtually paralyzed during REM sleep 
D) EEG waves that resemble the awake state can be recorded during REM sleep 
E) Eyes move rapidly back and forth beneath closed lids

Question 13

Tolerance to drugs that are neurotransmitter agonists is thought to involve increased release of the neurotransmitter in response to the drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By reducing the pain associated with some memorable events,enkephalins and endorphins may decrease the motivation for learning to occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Selective attention is facilitated,enhanced and improved by way of the _____ of the brain stem,which acts as the origin point of neurons which project to the cerebral cortex and release ________ neurotransmitter(s)

Accepted Answer

A) Pons, acetylcholine 
B) Basal nuclei, dopamine 
C) Hypothalamus, serotonin 
D) Locus coeruleus, norepinephrine 
E) Thalamus, melatonin 
A) Pons, acetylcholine 
B) Basal nuclei, dopamine 
C) Hypothalamus, serotonin 
D) Locus coeruleus, norepinephrine 
E) Thalamus, melatonin

Question 16

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for all events that happened before a serious brain trauma such as a blow to the head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Regarding schizophrenia,

Accepted Answer

A) It is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking, perceiving and control of motor activity 
B) Its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations 
C) It probably has a hereditary component 
D) Both it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking, perceiving and control of motor activity and its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations are correct 
E) All of the choices are correct 
A) It is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking, perceiving and control of motor activity 
B) Its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations 
C) It probably has a hereditary component 
D) Both it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking, perceiving and control of motor activity and its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations are correct 
E) All of the choices are correct

Question 18

Alpha EEG rhythm is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A) Slow-wave sleep 
B) Paradoxical sleep 
C) Both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep 
D) Neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep 
A) Slow-wave sleep 
B) Paradoxical sleep 
C) Both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep 
D) Neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep

Question 19

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Drugs that are used to treat depression increase the levels of this neurotransmitter in the brain

Accepted Answer

A) Glutamate 
B) Serotonin 
C) GABA 
D) Acetylcholine 
E) Dopamine 
A) Glutamate 
B) Serotonin 
C) GABA 
D) Acetylcholine 
E) Dopamine

The right side of the brain is specialized for identifying visual patterns and three-dimensional objects.

Which of the descriptions is not descriptive of REM (Rapid Eye Movement)sleep?

EEG with waves of high-amplitude and low frequency is descriptive of or occurs during

Alcohol is a stimulant and antidepressant.

Damage to the septum of the limbic system causes a tame animal to become vicious,whereas destruction of the amygdala will make the same animal docile again.Which of the following statements may explain this result or correctly follow from it?

Damage to that part of the brain known as Wernicke's area is likely to

Both short- and long-term memory are seated in and associated with the same specific functional regions of the brain.

Absence of postural muscle tone is descriptive of or occurs during

Bipolar disorders

A brain structure thought to be involved in dependence upon certain euphorigenic drugs is the nucleus accumbens.

Which of the following is an example of declarative memory?

Which of the following is not descriptive of REM sleep?

Tolerance to drugs that are neurotransmitter agonists is thought to involve increased release of the neurotransmitter in response to the drug.

By reducing the pain associated with some memorable events,enkephalins and endorphins may decrease the motivation for learning to occur.

Selective attention is facilitated,enhanced and improved by way of the _ of the brain stem,which acts as the origin point of neurons which project to the cerebral cortex and release ____ neurotransmitter(s)

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for all events that happened before a serious brain trauma such as a blow to the head.

Regarding schizophrenia,

Alpha EEG rhythm is descriptive of or occurs during

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Drugs that are used to treat depression increase the levels of this neurotransmitter in the brain

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The right side of the brain is specialized for identifying visual patterns and three-dimensional objects.

Which of the descriptions is not descriptive of REM (Rapid Eye Movement)sleep?

EEG with waves of high-amplitude and low frequency is descriptive of or occurs during

Alcohol is a stimulant and antidepressant.

Damage to the septum of the limbic system causes a tame animal to become vicious,whereas destruction of the amygdala will make the same animal docile again.Which of the following statements may explain this result or correctly follow from it?

Damage to that part of the brain known as Wernicke's area is likely to

Both short- and long-term memory are seated in and associated with the same specific functional regions of the brain.

Absence of postural muscle tone is descriptive of or occurs during

Bipolar disorders

A brain structure thought to be involved in dependence upon certain euphorigenic drugs is the nucleus accumbens.

Which of the following is an example of declarative memory?

Which of the following is not descriptive of REM sleep?

Tolerance to drugs that are neurotransmitter agonists is thought to involve increased release of the neurotransmitter in response to the drug.

By reducing the pain associated with some memorable events,enkephalins and endorphins may decrease the motivation for learning to occur.

Selective attention is facilitated,enhanced and improved by way of the _____ of the brain stem,which acts as the origin point of neurons which project to the cerebral cortex and release ________ neurotransmitter(s)

Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for all events that happened before a serious brain trauma such as a blow to the head.

Regarding schizophrenia,

Alpha EEG rhythm is descriptive of or occurs during

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Drugs that are used to treat depression increase the levels of this neurotransmitter in the brain

Homeostasis: a Framework for Human Physiology

Chemical Composition of the Body

Cellular Structure, Proteins, and Metabolism

Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes

Control of Cells by Chemical Messengers

Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System

Sensory Physiology

Muscle

Control of Body Movement

The Endocrine System

Cardiovascular Physiology

Respiratory Physiology

The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions

The Digestion and Absorption of Food

Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance

Reproduction

The Immune System

Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases

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Selective attention is facilitated,enhanced and improved by way of the _ of the brain stem,which acts as the origin point of neurons which project to the cerebral cortex and release ____ neurotransmitter(s)